Drastic Waves in Bondi

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Habang nagbabasa ako ng mga previous articles tungkol kay Valerio, may latest news naman akong nahagingan kaya sinilip ko ito dahil medyo familiar sa akin ang headline.

Mr. & Mrs. Hu! Shocking?!

Business Tycoon Trent Wentworth Hu finally tied the knot with the daughter of a well-known family in the Philippines, Seilaverne Riche Mercondia, on the 28th of December. Their wedding ceremony in Tokyo follows the tradition of a Filipino and Japanese culture in which both of the families celebrate the new chapter of the couple.

I don't know these people personally, but they've come into my newsfeed from time to time. Noon, medyo naging controversial ang pagpakikilala ni Trent Hu ng kanyang girlfriend sa public, but they immediately set the situation down. Sa pagkaaalam ko, their engagement happened last year pa and I guess it really took them a while for their wedding. Gano'n naman talaga, things go well as time passes by.

And I know Trent Hu was a friend with another billionaire from Vegas who also married a Filipina. I think that was Devin Carrington and Celyne Anderson? I'm not really sure. Hindi talaga ako updated sa mga buhay nila.

Pero ano nga bang meron sa mga foreigner na 'to at halos Filipina ang mga nagiging asawa? Like, ako kaya kailan?!

But they said the Filipino's heart is more sincere and genuine than the others. Wala man masyadong Pinoy sa neighbourhood namin, maybe in the future, I will meet someone to love me. Pero sa ngayon, kailangan ko munang unahin ang priorities. That should be the thing on the top of my head rather than boys.

"Thesia," pagtawag sa akin ni Kuya Henry. Tumaas ang tingin ko papunta sa kanya. "You should go back to the tower now. Your break is about to be over."

Tamad akong tumayo sa kinauupuan ko at isinilid ang phone sa bulsa ng shorts ko.

"Do you want me to talk to Valerio?" he questioned.

Mabilis na nagsalubong ang kilay ko at saka ak umiling sa tanong niya. I'm definitely disagreeing to that kind of suggestion. "Nope, kuya. That won't happen. Don't talk to him. I'll handle this by myself, alright?"

"You sure?"

Napabuntonghininga na lamang ako saka ko siya tinanguan para bigyan lang ng assurance. Kilala ko ang mga kapatid ko pagdating sa mga ganitong bagay, but I wouldn't let them handle this because I screwed up—though it was all going so well until Kuya Henry blew my cover. But I'm gonna make it. I'm gonna get Valerio's trust back again.

Iniwan ko si Kuya Henry sa food truck para bumalik sa training. Mag-isa na lamang si kuya sa pagtitinda dahil si Rasha ay nasa India na. Sina Ate Quinn at Kuya Jordan naman ay naghahanda na para umalis papuntang Victoria, sa Melbourne para doon nila i-celebrate ang new year with Kuya Jordan's family naman. Last year kasi, hindi sila nakabisita sa amin at sa parents ni kuya kaya naman sinulit nila ngayong taon. And I think without his helpers, masaya naman si Kuya Henry sa ginagawa niya.

As long as there are people trying to hit on him, okay na okay na 'yon sa kanya.

Malakas ang kabog ng dibdib kong naglalakad pabalik sa tower. If I could just change things in a way na hindi mapasasama ang pagsali ko sa training, I would do anything, but Valerio sees me like someone who's trying to get closer to him to claim my selfish intentions.

I wanna explain and make him understand my situation, but I don't know how. I feel like he would just abruptly shut me down and I probably cried if that happens. But if I did, would he ever listen to me? O baka pakikinggan niya nga ako pero lalabas sa kabilang tainga ang paliwanag ko?

Pero kung iyon ang inaasahan ko, mukhang imposible na rin mangyari. When I showed up at the training kaninang umaga, naabutan ko na siya. Maaga siyang pumasok kaya nag-report kaagad ako sa kanya pagdating ko. He intentionall avoiding any eye contacts to me. Ibinibigay niya lang ang tasks sa akin at kapag nagawa ko na saka ulit ako magre-report sa kanya.